Southwest Region
May 6, 2020 at Noon
Via Zoom
Region Representative: Paul Croghan
Download Agenda - Download Minutes
Northwest Region
June 7, 2019
1:00 pm
Humboldt CSD Central Office
23 3rd Street, Dakota City
Region Representative: Bob Olson
Join RSAI for Regional Meetings - Spring 2024
The 2024 RSAI Regional Meetings took place in April and May 2024, after the AEA Superintendent's meetings at the noted locations. At each meeting, there was a recap the 2024 Legislative Session (to date), input for 2025 RSAI Legislative Priorities, election of RSAI Leadership Group regional representative(s) if their term is up for election, election of Legislative Committee representatives for the 2024-25 school year, and sharing about RSAI. These meetings were open to all district Superintendents, School Business Officials, and Board Members (regardless of RSAI membership status or your district's AEA partner), however, voting is limited to one vote per RSAI member district. There is no cost to attend these meetings.
| RSAI Region | Meeting Date | AEA Partner | Meeting Location | Meeting Time | Meeting Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE Region | April 2, 2024 | Keystone AEA | 1400 N 2nd St NW Elkader | 11:45 Lunch; 12:00 Meeting | |
| SW Region | April 3, 2024 | Green Hills AEA | 212 E Coolbaugh St Red Oak | 11:45 Lunch; 12:00 Meeting | PPT, |
| SE Region | May 1, 2024 | Great Prairie AEA | Fairfield Arts & Conv Center, 200 N Main St Fairfield | 12:00 Lunch; 1:00 Meeting | |
| NW Region | May 7, 2024 | Prairie Lakes AEA | 500 NE 6th Street Pocahontas | 12 Lunch; 12:30 Meeting | PPT, |
Northeast Region
May 15, 2020 at Noon
Via Zoom
Region Representative: Nick Trenkamp
Northeast Region
Rescheduled from June 13 to July 23, 2019
2:00 pm
North Fayette Valley CSD
600 N Pine Street, West Union
Region Representative: Nick Trenkamp
Join RSAI for Regional Meetings - Spring 2023
The 2023 RSAI Regional Meetings begin soon! View the Meeting Agenda and Register Here
The 2023 RSAI Regional Meetings took place in April and May 2023, before or after the AEA Superintendent's Meeting at the noted locations. At each meeting, we recapped the 2023 Legislative Session to date, sought input for 2024 RSAI Legislative Priorities, elected RSAI Leadership Group regional representative(s) if their term is up for election, elected Legislative Committee representatives for the 2024 session, and shared more about RSAI. These meetings were open to all district Superintendents, School Business Officials, and Board Members (regardless of RSAI membership status or your district's AEA partner), however, voting was limited to one vote per RSAI member district. There was no cost to attend either in-person or virtually. Registration is now closed. Contact Jen Albers with any questions.
Rather than a full legislative session update presentation during the meeting, we prepared short videos by topic for review before attending. Listening to these short videos will prepare attendees to discuss issues that should be priorities for the 2024 Session. Please watch them before the meeting, if you can, a total of 50 minutes for all 7 videos. It would also be helpful to review the RSAI April 20th Weekly Report for details on final legislation regarding the Governor's Education Priorities of Chapter 12 Flexibility SF 391 and Transparency and Parents' Rights SF 496.
Introduction (2 minutes)
About RSAI (5 minutes)
Funding (7 minutes)
School Choice (15 minutes)
Teacher & Staff Shortage (6 minutes)
Mandates & Flexibility (11 minutes)
Other Issues & Advocacy Actions (4 minutes)
| RSAI Region | Meeting Date | AEA Partner | Meeting Location | Meeting Time | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE Region | April 4, 2023 | Keystone AEA | 1400 N 2nd St NW Elkader | 11:45 Lunch; 12:30 Meeting | NE Region Minutes |
| SW Region | April 5, 2023 | Green Hills AEA | 212 E Coolbaugh St Red Oak | 11:30 Lunch; 11:45 Meeting | SW Region Minutes |
| NW Region | May 2, 2023 | Prairie Lakes AEA | 500 NE 6th Street Pocahontas | 12 Lunch; 12:30 Meeting | NW Region Minutes |
| SE Region | May 3, 2023 | Great Prairie AEA | Fairfield Arts & Conv Center, 200 N Main St Fairfield | 10 Meeting; 12 Lunch | SE Region Minutes |
Southwest Region
May 21, 2021 at 4pm
Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton Conference Room (use West Side entrance)
4114 Madison Street, Elk Horn
or Via Zoom
Region Representative: Paul Croghan
RSAI Regional Meetings - Summer 2021
The 2021 RSAI Regional Meetings took place in May 2021. At each meeting, we recapped the 2021 Legislative session, sought input for 2022 Legislative Priorities, elected leadership for the NE regional representative, elected legislative committee representatives for the 2022 session, and shared more about RSAI. These meetings were open to all district Superintendents, School Business Officials, and Board Members (regardless of RSAI membership status), however voting was limited to one vote per member district. There was no cost to attend. Agendas, Minutes, and the Presentations are posted here. Not sure of your RSAI Region? View the RSAI Membership Map or contact jen@iowaschoolfinance.com for assistance.
Southeast Region
June 9, 2020 at Noon
Via Zoom - Register Here
Region Representative: Laurie Noll
2020 Regional Meetings
The 2020 RSAI Regional Meetings were held to recap the 2020 Legislative session, seek input for 2021 Legislative Priorities, elect leadership for the SE and NW regions as well as at-large representation, and share more about RSAI. These meetings were open to all district Superintendents, School Business Officials, and Board Members (regardless of RSAI membership status), however voting was limited to one vote per member district. There was no cost to attend. Agendas, Minutes, and the Presentations are available below. Not sure of your RSAI Region, view the map here or contact margaret@iowaschoolfinance.com. View 2020 RSAI Meeting Dates
Southwest Region
June 20, 2019
4:00 pm
Riverside CSD Jr/Sr High School
18997 Hwy 59, Oakland
Region Representative: Paul Croghan
2019 Regional Meetings
The following meetings were held discussing the 2019 Legislative session and input was sought for 2020 Legislative Priorities. These meetings were open to all district Superintendents, School Business Officials, and Board Members. There was no cost to attend. Thank you to all that joined us!
Northwest Region
May 19, 2020 at 11am
Via Zoom
Region Representative: Bob Olson
RSAI Regional Meetings via Zoom - July 2020
RSAI hosted a Zoom gathering for each of the four RSAI regions during July 2020. This was an opportunity to learn a little more about the RSAI organization, advocacy priorities, and member benefits. We reviewed details of new flexibilities in SF 2310, Online Learning and COVID Flexibility. Additionally, new RSAI Corporate Partners from BoardWorks Education shared a brief overview of their instructional software which engages students with or without an Internet connection and assists teachers in delivering quality, standards-based lessons with fidelity.
- July 21, 2020 from 1-2pm - Northeast Region
- July 22, 2020 from 9-10am - Southeast Region
- July 22, 2020 from 3-4pm - Northwest Region
- July 27, 2020 from 2-3pm - Southwest Region
Click here to download the Meeting Presentation (this presentation from the SW region and representative of the material presented at each meeting)
Join RSAI for Regional Meetings - Spring/Summer 2022
The 2022 RSAI Regional Meetings took place in April and May 2022, before or after the AEA Superintendent's Meeting at the noted locations. At each meeting, we recaped the 2022 Legislative Session to date, sought input for 2023 RSAI Legislative Priorities, elected RSAI Leadership Group regional representative(s) if their term is up for election, elected Legislative Committee representatives for the 2023 session, and shared more about RSAI. These meetings were open to all district Superintendents, School Business Officials, and Board Members (regardless of RSAI membership status or your district's AEA partner), however, voting was limited to one vote per RSAI member district. There was no cost to attend either in-person or virtually. Registration is now closed. Contact Jen Albers with any questions.
| RSAI Region | Meeting Date | AEA Partner | Meeting Location | Meeting Start Time | Agenda | Materials | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NW Region | April 5, 2022 | Prairie Lakes AEA | Pocahontas | 12pm | PPT, Packet, and Discussion Guide | NW Minutes | |
| NE Region | May 3, 2022 | Keystone AEA | Elkader | 12:30pm | NE Agenda | PPT, Packet and Discussion Guide | NE Minutes |
| SW Region | May 4, 2022 | Green Hills AEA | Red Oak | 8am | SW Agenda | PPT, Packet and Discussion Guide | SW Minutes |
| SE Region | May 4, 2022 | Great Prairie AEA | Fairfield Golf & County Club, Fairfield | 1pm | SE Agenda | PPT, Packet and Discussion Guide | SE Minutes |
Southeast Region
July 18, 2019
4:30 pm
ACT Building, Fairfield CSD Central Office
403 S 20th St., Fairfield
Region Representative: Laurie Noll
Northwest Region
May 4, 2021 following the Prairie Lakes AEA Supts Meeting (approx 12pm)
500 NE 6th Street, Pocahontas
or Via Zoom
Region Representative: Justin Daggett
Download Agenda, Meeting Packet and PPT
Northeast Region
May 25, 2021 at 1pm
Central Rivers AEA
1521 Technology Parkway, Cedar Falls
or Via Zoom
Region Representative: Nick Trenkamp
Southeast Region
May 5, 2021 following the GPAEA Supts Meetings (approx 12pm)
Fairfield Arts & Conv Center, 200 N Main, Fairfield
or Via Zoom
Region Representative: Laurie Noll